With a lot of talk on the ground, the young, up and coming players have had a real taste of the game in the first five rounds of the competition.

After round five St Andrews sit at the top of the table, undefeated.

Halls Gap trail the leaders, only dropping the one game while Swifts-Great Western are sitting third with three wins and two losses.

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